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Originally Posted by jkazoo
Really, put it into the old courthouse at rose and Michigan. They own that too, don't they? I'm really hoping for an out-of-the box proposal for the old courthouse, preserving most of the exterior, building a 20-30 story hotel + residences out the top—closer to the arena than the gibson site.
If you thought the bike lanes were controversial, wait for anything to happen next to Bronson Park, unless it's a bulldozed building for a low-density playground.  |
Good point about the old courthouse (PlazaCorp does own it). They seem to be taking their sweet time with that one too, but I'll be surprised if that becomes anything other than market-rate / higher-end apartments. I did hear rumors about plans to add an ultra-modern vertical addition the the historic building. Nowhere in the realm of 20-30 floors though - more like 2-3 total. Remember the blowback when that 5 or 6-story apartment development was proposed (in the spot where the nature playscape eventually got built)? The general attitude was "how dare someone propose housing along Bronson Park".
Kalamazoo -
Speaking of housing (and vertical additions), I took a walk around the developing west side of downtown yesterday. The Arcadia Lofts project is well underway. I got my hopes up because I spotted some exposed rebar at the roof. Taking a closer look, it is original to the building and seems to be a result of recent roof demolition. I just can't tell if this is all for new roof work, or if they truly are still planning to add new floors atop the existing, 2-story building. If they are, then the sequencing seems weird, because they already appear to have new stud walls framed up inside, for the future units. Looking from above, the roof is definitely getting replaced. Does anyone know for sure if the new floors are happening though?
